Two recent developments have impacted the Malaysian regulatory landscape in relation to digital assets, digital exchanges and their operators. Digital Currencies and Digital Tokens are Securities Firstly, the Capital Markets and Services (Prescription of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019, which came into force on 15 January 2019, provides that digital currencies and […]
READ MORE >The Companies Commission of Malaysia announced on its website that the Companies Act 2016 (“Act”) has been reprinted as at 1 November 2018, and the same will be the authoritative text of the Act. Minor revisions have been made to the Act by the Commissioner of Law Revision pursuant to Section 14(1) of the Revision of […]
READ MORE >We are delighted to announce that Shook Lin & Bok has been named winner of the prestigious IFN Deal of the Year 2018 for Malaysia. This deal falls under the Social Impact category. This is a landmark RM500 million Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Islamic medium-term note based on the Islamic principle of Wakalah BI Al […]
READ MORE >Mr. Chan Kok Keong, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a guest on a TV programme called ‘Dari Meja Peguam’ which will be aired soon. He was joined by Yap Jyy Huey, a former associate of the Firm. The episode, hosted by Sarah Hilderbrant covered the subject ‘Hartanah’.
READ MORE >Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Soo as the new Managing Partner of the firm effective 1st January 2019. Michael who heads the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Licensing Department is one of the country’s top intellectual property lawyers. He is recognised as a lawyer who “is […]
READ MORE >Guidelines on Exchange Traded Funds On 26 November 2018, the Securities Commission (“SC”) announced a revision to the Guidelines on Exchange Traded Funds (“Revised Guidelines”) which will pave the way for the issuance of a more diversified range of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) in Malaysia. The Revised Guidelines, which will come into effect on 2 January […]
READ MORE >Mr Lam Ko Luen, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok spoke at the CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2018 recently held in Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort, Penang. During the session on regional developments in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Mr Lam spoke on the recent developments in arbitration in Malaysia. He shared the stage with fellow […]
READ MORE >Mr. Jalalullail Othman, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a panelist at the CIBAFI & World Bank Conference on Corporate Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions. This theme for this year’s conference was “Overcoming Challenges and Implementing Best Practices”. The objective of the one day conference was to reinforce both […]
READ MORE >Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (CPIF), Partner at Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a panelist for the Joint- Jawatankuasa Undang-Undang Syariah Majlis Peguam dan Jawatankuasa Perbankan Islam Majlis Peguam Forum entitled “Pengurusan Harta Hibah Amanah Hartanah dan Harta Alih dan Perbankan Islam: Amalan dan Dokumentasi.” This Forum was held to shed some light […]
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